Sivaji Park is an

urban park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (United Kingdom, UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and oth ...

in the Indian city of

Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam (; List of renamed places in India, formerly known as Vizagapatam, and also referred to as Vizag, Visakha, and Waltair) is the largest and most populous metropolitan city in the States and union territories of India, Indian stat ...

. It is spread over of land and is surrounded by

MVP Colony Muvvala Vani Palem Colony, known as MVP Colony is an urban neighborhood in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam and it was once Asia's largest residential township with a population of more than 70,000. The colony is divided into 12 sectors. It is ...

and Sivajipalem. Originally a dumping yard, it was created in 1999 with an initial investment of 8

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. It is one of the most famous attractions of Visakhapatnam. However, ''

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'' reports that the park has become a garbage dump with "Overgrown shrubs, broken benches, and play equipment".

Image Gallery

File:(Thunbergia grandiflora) Flower bud at Shivaji Park 02.jpg, (Thunbergia grandiflora) Flower bud at Shivaji Park File:Walkway at Shivaji park in Vizag.JPG, Walkway at Shivaji park File:Children paly area at shivaji park 03.JPG, Children's play area at shivaji park File:Amphi theater at Shivaji Park in Visakhapatnam 01.JPG, Amphi theater at Shivaji Park in Visakhapatnam File:Bench at Shivaji Park in Vizag.JPG, Bench at Shivaji Park

References

Parks in Visakhapatnam 1999 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Tourist attractions in Visakhapatnam Uttarandhra {{Visakhapatnam-geo-stub